Alan Embree
Alan Embree
Alan Duane Embreeis a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Embree played for the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, and the Colorado Rockies. He bats and throws left-handed, and was used as a left-handed specialist. His nickname is "The Gas"...
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My job is to help this team get to the postseason; I'm trying to show my manager that I can handle whatever he puts in front of me right now, ... This is the time of year when it's good to have a little bit of a chip on your shoulder, so maybe this is something I can feed off of.
ball felt good last rest stuff throw
I felt like I was able to throw the ball where I wanted to last night; I had good stuff and made my pitches, I just got beat, ... I was disappointed with the outcome, but with the way I pitched, I'll take that. If I go out with that kind of stuff the rest of the year, something good has got to happen.
good recognized
It makes me feel good to know that it was recognized by my manager,
good rest stuff
If I go out with that kind of stuff for the rest of the year, something good has to happen.
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The confidence to beat the Yankees developed over a few years, ... Finally, we got to where we knew we could play with these guys, but at the same time, we knew that if we were going to play with the Yankees, we were going to have to play our best game, because they weren't going to give any slack. Now it's the same way here. These are two good teams who are going to go at it hard, and it's going to be entertaining, no matter which side you're on.
ready
There's not a lot to do here other than get ready for the game,
position somebody
When you're in a position to put somebody away, you have to just do it. It's not mechanical.
bag boston quick rid stuff
I got rid of my Boston bag as quick as I could, ... I had them put it away. I've still got some stuff in there.
bad friends-or-friendship
I have friends over there and you don't want to see them go through bad times,
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My leg-kick was always slow and deliberate, ... Earlier this year I started speeding up. They kept saying my velocity was down and I was trying to do something to generate it. I'm going back to the basics. If you're going to throw hard, you've got to let it happen. When you try to add on, you end up taking off.
ball extend hit nice spot throw
It was nice to be able to throw the ball and hit a spot because I can extend my arm.
adding anytime everybody fastball forced happen instead saying seems trying
Everybody was saying that my fastball was down, so I was trying to make it happen instead of going back to the basics, ... Anytime I've ever forced it, it seems to take away from it instead of adding to it.
agree busting close days liked office past piece respectful stick tough wrong
They called me into their office, they said their piece, I said my piece -- it was very professional, just tough to take. They were respectful to me. Did I agree with their decision? No. I would have liked to stick around. I told them that over the past 10 days I had made big strides, was close to busting out and that they were making a wrong decision.
comfort factor felt
It's a comfort factor for me and my family. I felt this was the better fit.